30 January 2010

Back in October, the Deep Dark Woods were voted in as the artist to represent Saskatchewan in CBC Radio 2's Great Canadian Songquest. Their assignment was to write a song about Good Time Charlies in Regina, which would then be debuted in concert on CBC and available for purchase on iTunes.

You can see the full concert, which features all 13 winning bands from across Canada here, or for your convenience, the Deep Dark Woods' segment is posted below. Congratulations, boys!

Ladyhawk - Fear (Shots, 2008)
The Novaks - If You Can Do It (The Novaks, 2005)
Pearson - A Fade Out is a Cop Out (Clear Thinking on Mixed Feelings, 2009)
Young James - In the Bones (Young James, 2008)
A Gentle Forest - Because of the Wind (Our Phenomenal First Flight, 2007)*
Fred Eaglesmith - 49 Tons (Drive-In Movie, 1996)
Maybe Smith - Open War (Animals & Architects, 2007)
Gregory Pepper & His Problems - Drop the Plot (With Trumpets Flaring, 2009)
Local Rabbits - Never Had to Fight (This Is It, Here We Go, 2002)

Let's post this video, just for good measure:

*Check out A Gentle Forest and Cat Dad playing at Amigos on January 29. That's tomorrow!

06 January 2010

I'm sure all of you are reading this here blog, so I'd like to let you know that SaskMusic is preparing a compilation CD of Saskatchewan artists to distribute at musical events like SXSW, CMW, NXNE and WCMA.

That last bit was difficult to type.

Anyway, if you've got brand new material, or if you're a brand new band, why don't you submit a song before the deadline on January 15? The application link is here. More information is available at saskmusic.org.